Posts Tagged: writing

Journal prompts are great. I use them all the time and have noticed that writing down my feelings and emotions have significantly improved my mental health. The most important relationship is the one we have with ourselves! It’s essential to know our authentic self. Using journal prompts is an excellent way to do this. Here… Read Article →

As writers, we know that finding a story is one of the most important parts of writing creatively. But, where can you find story ideas? Well, sometimes you can’t simply find them. Sometimes they find you and sometimes you have to dig deep into your imagination and rip the stories out. Here are the best… Read Article →

If you’re a writer, you already know the importance of character development. Even when reading certain stories, some characters just fall flat or do things that make the character unrealistic or sometimes downright boring. There is so much that goes into writing a compelling, entertaining story and character development is right up there at the… Read Article →

I remember when I first made the choice that would change everything. “I want to be a writer, professionally”, I said aloud for the first time in 2012. I had switched majors five times and found that what truly made me happy was writing. I knew how silly it probably sounded to my family and… Read Article →

Let’s say you have a great idea for a story but you’re sort of stumped on how to start it. Often times, the opening line or first paragraph of a story can make or break a reader’s interest. It can be fun to experiment with different ways to start the same story and figure out… Read Article →

Anytime you are producing anything creatively, you can almost always expect some negative reviews. Being a writer, in particular, you can also expect a lot of rejection. It’s just the way it is. There are a whole lot of us and since writing of any nature is extremely subjective, you have to learn to roll… Read Article →

Readers love a good plot twist, (the more shocking – the better). As writers we not only want to entertain our readers, sometimes we do want to shock them – to throw in a plot twist that they won’t see coming. Many best-selling books have pretty epic plot twists, (Gone Girl, All the Missing Girls… Read Article →

Writing can be difficult at times. Depending on what you’re writing, you can hit a wall, or the ever-so-dreaded “Writer’s Block.” I always see these posts and read the so-called “rules of writing.” There are some rules like the proper use of grammar, nouns and so on. But, stylistically, it’s important to be yourself. Here are my… Read Article →

If you work in a creative profession or have creative hobbies, you know how important it is stay inspired – and to remain creative. We all have those “blah” days where we unable to think of new ideas or simply don’t feel like working on an older one . For writer’s – the dreaded “block”… Read Article →

The most important relationship we have in our lives is with ourselves. No – it’s not selfish. Some people spend so much time trying to please others that they completely forget about #1. It’s truly surprising how many people don’t truly know themselves. Some refer to it as – “their inner self.” I’ve been receiving… Read Article →